Private: Votes for Women: The Story of the Amendment

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Women in Early America (1600-1800)
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Perspectives on the Movement

Private: Votes for Women: The Story of the Amendment The Movement Unites (1890-1920) Perspectives on the Movement

The following reading are reflections from Harry T. Burn, a Tennessee state legislator who voted to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, and Carrie Chapman Catt, president of NAWSA, on the ratification of the amendment.

As you read, identify key words or phrases from each speech.  You will use these as part of the reflection after the reading.

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